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It's the day after the most important election in a decade and the voters of Gloucestershire are either celebrating or despairing.

But like it or not Boris Johnson is the new Prime Minister of the UK and that means he represents us ALL.

So we asked Gloucestershire Live readers on Facebook what they wanted Boris Johnson's first priority to be.

Of course Brexit was the dominating issue in this election and that was on the minds of a lot of readers, but the NHS, immigration and even the price of beer was on the list.

Here's a selection of the suggestions we received. Boris, we hope you're listening.

Brexit....and getting rid of the BBC

One reader said: "Get Brexit done and sort the NHS out by making sure it is run and managed properly...get rid of all the bigwig high earners...employ more Doctors and Nurses..."

Another reader added that he should also get rid of the BBC and said: "Get a good cabinet together and delegate some to deal with Brexit whilst he oversees and gets on with urgent stuff in the country. NHS... Control of our borders .... Getting rid of BBC and their bias ... lots of stuff that’s been put aside because of Brexit distraction."

There was one unifying voice who said: "He now has a working majority, so should be able to get things done.

"He needs to deliver against the promises in the manifesto and prove himself. Hopefully we will have a stronger, more credible opposition to hold him to account - I think Labour will have learned some lessons and hope they will moderate away from the extreme left, but who can tell.

"If we care about your country, we should all try and move forward together - Brexit is going to happen, so evolve and thrive or resist and suffer.

"SNP pushing for independence needs addressing - my feeling is that the UK will be poorer without the Scots, but they might not be so eager to leave if we can negotiate well in trade deals with the EU and the US."

Telling the truth

A lot of readers seemed resigned to see Mr Johnson moving into Number 10 and wanted him to turn over a new leaf.

One reader said: "Confound expectations and take a massive caring step towards supporting those vulnerable in our society. That can be his post-win present to the country" while another added "Resignation would be great. Short of that, start telling the truth would be nice."

Another said: "Bucking the political trend and sticking to your words would be great, thanks."

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Policy at home

Tackling crime was one person's priority: "More police on the streets...a lot more....and a massive funding injection for the criminal justice system, supported by a review of sentencing policy."

Another suggested: "Reduce the pension age back to 65. Free up 1,000 of jobs."

And poverty was also a concern with one reader saying: "Just sort out the poverty and homelessness, do something for the less fortunate."

We're not sure where alcohol tax is in the next budget but this reader has one hope: "Cut the price of a pint to 50p."

The NHS

Concerns over the NHS and it being 'sold off' loomed large in the election.

One reader said: "Remove the NHS from any trade talks with USA.

"Our NHS may be broken and understaffed at the moment, but selling chunks of it, paying top dollar for medicines, etc will see us fall to a place where we will need private medical cover, and once again the poorest will be the ones to face the burden, not the private-schooled-inherited-wealthy-outdated-old-boys."

Another simply added: "Protect the NHS from American predation."

Get on with it

Somebody wanted Mr Johnson to simply 'get on with it.'

It's something politicians had heard a lot of on the doorsteps in this campaign.

Another said: "Get on with the job like he did in London. Full speed ahead."

And finally...

There was a bit of confusion about whether Mr Johnson should go back to 'hiding in a fridge' which happened just earlier this week, although it feels like longer.